Tangier Island Jetty Construction To Begin Later This Year, Finishing In 2019

Since 1850, Tangier Island off the eastern shore of Virginia has lost up to two-thirds of its landmass from erosion and rises in sea level. Now, a plan to construct a jetty by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers looks to be a promising measure to ensure the sustainability of the island’s 450 residents, as well as the Chesapeake Bay’s fishing economy.

You’ve Been Wexton’d: NRCC Releases New Ad In VA-10

As a self-described “tax and spend liberal,” one who vows to roll back the federal Republican tax overhaul, Jennifer Wexton will undoubtedly work to raise government revenue in Congress by sticking her hands into he pockets of middle class Virginians – leaving everyone Wexton’d.